Vaccination-shield.



No. 695,76I. Patented Mar. I8, |902.

' J. C. PEACUCK.

VACCINATIUN SHIELD.

(Application led Dec. 2, 1901.)

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JOSIAH C. PEACOCK', OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

VACCINATIONwSHIELD.

SECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 695,761, dated March 18, 1902.

Application filed December 2,1901. Serial No. 84,348. (Noincdel.)

T0 @ZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, J osIAH C. PEACOCK, a citizen of the United States, residingin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented certain Improvements in Vaccination Shields, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to certain improvements in shields for wounds, and more particularly to a more improved form of vaccination-shield.

The object of my invention is to provide a shield or guard for the protection ofa vaccinated spot which,while effectu ally preventing the garments of the wearer from coming in contact therewith,shall permit of perfect ventilation of the spot and ofthe skin surrounding the same.

A further object is to provide a shield of the character described having but a relatively small area of its surface in contact with the skin of the wearer, its construction being such that the vaccination-spot may be plainly visible and at all times accessible forpurposes of cleansing, 6to. i

These objects I attain as hereinafter set forth, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a perspective view of my improved shield, showing it in position over a vaccination-spot. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the shield. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 4 is asectional elevation of the shield, taken on the line t 4, Fig. 2; and Fig. 5 is a plan view of a modified form of the foot-section of my improved shield.

Of the various varieties of protective shields at present known to the art the covered or closed form provided with perforations tends to interfere with the natural functions ofthe area of the skin inclosed, preventing free perspiration and causing an increase of the temperature thereof. Such conditions frequently give rise to a complicated and unhealthy vaccination-spot, causing great discomfort and materially delaying recovery. On the other hand, the so caller ventilated shields either do not give the necessary protection or owing to the inherent peculiarities of their construction easily become detached from their position over the wound.

The above-noted objections are overcome in my improved shield, and in addition it possesses other important ad van tages which will be set forth hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings, A is the preferred form of my shield, this consisting of two curved feet ct d of relatively limited bearing-surface, from each of which risesaleg 0X. A bridge-section d2 extends between or joins the tops of the legs a', this section being of an approximately elliptical form and provided with elongated openings as. It will be noted that the feet ca are bent or curved, so as to conform as nearly as possible to the natural curved surface of the arm or leg of the wearer, and are provided with one or more perforations or openings ct. as shown in Figs. l to 4 or, if desired, be replaced by a single large opening, as inFig. 5. The bridge-section a2 is also curved, as indicated in Fig. 3, for the purpose of stiffening and strengthening the structure.

In use the shield is held in place by bands B, of adhesive material, which are made to pass over the surface of the feet and held to the skin on each side thereof.

It will be seen that by the construction illustrated the shield will rem ain in place without danger of displacement from contact with the clothes of the wearer, for the feet being of thin material allow the adhesive strips to pass over them without offering a raised surface from which said strips can readily be torn. By making the feet with a relatively limited bearing-surface I reduce to a minimum the discomfort arising from having a portion of the shield attached to or in contact vwith the sore or tender skin in the vicinity of the vaccination-spot. The perforations through said feet permit of an improved ven- These may be arranged tilation of the skin, which would otherwise be IOO improved shield in position other than strips of adhesive material shown, for, if desired, the under surface of the feet a a may be covered either wholly or in part with adhesive material or may have xed to them a surface of adhesive plaster, the device illustrated, however, being the one preferably employed.

I claim as my invention- 1. A vaccination-shield having laterallyextending feet with contact-surfaces of relatively limited area, the said feet being constructed to receive devices for holding the shield in position, said shield having a bridgesection supported above the feet, with substantially vertical leg sections connecting said feet and the bridge-section, substantially as described.

2. A vaccination-shield consisting of an elongated bridge-section, substantially vertical legs depending from the ends thereof and feet on said legs, said feet having a relatively limited area of contact-surface and being curved to conform to the surface of a portion of the human body, substantially as described.

3. A vaccination-shield having a bridgesection of elongated form, substantially vertical legs depending i'rom the ends of said bridge-section and'having a limited area. of bearing-surface extending substantially at right angles to said legs, said bridge-section being-arched, substantially as described.

4. A vaccination-shield having an elongated arched bridge-section, said section being provided With perforations, a leg depending from each end of said section and a foot at the lower end of each leg, with means for retaining said shield in position, substantially as described.

5. A vaccination-shield having an elongated arched bridge-section, said section being provided with perforations, a leg depending from each end of said section and a foot at the lower end of each leg, said feet being of relatively limited area and having their ends curved downwardly whereby they are made to conform to the surface of a portion of the human body, substantially as described.

6. Avaccination-shield having an elongated bridge-section provided with elongated longitudinal slots, substantially vertical legs depending from the ends of said section and elongated feet attached to said legs extending at right angles to the length of the bridgesection, substantially as described.

7. Avaccination-shield having an elongated bridge-section provided with elongated slots, substantially vertical legs depending from the ends of said section and elongated feet attached to said legs extending at right angles to the length of the bridge-section, the ends of said feet being bent downwardly whereby they are made to coliform to the shape of the human limb to which they are applied, substantially as described.

8. A vaccination-shield having laterallyextending feet of relatively limited superficial area, the same being of comparatively thin material so that they may receive retaining-bands without causing the same to be projected materially above the surface of the limb to which the shield is applied, a bridgesection supported above the level of said feet, and substantially vertical legs connecting the feet with said bridge-section, the shield being open at the sides and thereby allowing free access to a wound under the same, substantially as described.

9. A Vaccination-shield having feet and a bridge-section connected to the same, said bridge-section being held at a distance above the level of the feet and open at the side thereof allowing free access to a wound under said shield, said feet being of relatively thin material and extending laterally so as to permit of the application of retainingbands of adhesive material Without raising the said material above the level of the surface of the limb to which the shield is applied, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSIAH C. PEACOCK.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM E. BRADLEY, Jos. I-I. KLEIN. 

